Prescription Drug Abuse in America (Part One): The Problemhttp://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/workers-compensation/b/ama-guides-impairment-ratings/archive/2011/11/08/prescription-drugs-in-america-part-one.aspxBy Stuart Colburn, Esq., Downs Stanford, P.C.
A November 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report describes prescription painkiller abuse as &ldquo;a public health epidemic.&rdquo; The CDC concludes that &ldquo;improving the wayen-US6.x ProductionPrescription Drug Abuse in America (Part One): The Problemhttp://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/workers-compensation/b/ama-guides-impairment-ratings/archive/2011/11/08/prescription-drugs-in-america-part-one.aspx#166637Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:35:15 GMT2204fec1-2951-425d-9b1a-531a53a84edd:e0d57c15-cd2f-43ec-a900-5aece5e71dc6Anonymous<p>In WC help me understand why we give narcotics in visit one and sent home to see if it gets better in a week or two? If the number one goal of medical treatment in WC is function then why are treatments not geared at that from day 1. What is the difference between bed rest and going home for 2 weeks with hydrocodone or oxycotin? A Physical Therapist who specializes in that injury should be the first line - after all we are the only provider to work with the injured worker to improve function. Soon to be published research will show that seeing a PT within 14 days reduces the cost per claim by 50% and reduces unnecessary care. Common sense needs to rule the day.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/aggbug.aspx?PostID=166637&AppID=197&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Prescription Drug Abuse in America (Part One): The Problemhttp://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/workers-compensation/b/ama-guides-impairment-ratings/archive/2011/11/08/prescription-drugs-in-america-part-one.aspx#166361Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:17:50 GMT2204fec1-2951-425d-9b1a-531a53a84edd:59031630-0bfe-4cc9-93fe-2d2da7153e21Anonymous<p>Prescription Drugs have robbed far too many people of their dignity and lives. Big Pharma is the REAL drug cartel in North America. Their overmedicating of the American public through obscene advertising leads to nearly 100,000 deaths per year! Prescription drugs are more dangerous than any felony drug substance in the world including heroin, cocaine and even alcohol combined. Read about this issue and what&rsquo;s killing people at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/07/illustration-friday-800-milligrams.html</p><div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.lexisnexis.com/legalnewsroom/aggbug.aspx?PostID=166361&AppID=197&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">